Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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A Declaration of Your Self-Nature
Talk #5 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, the deeper I look into Zen, the more things become crystal clear. One thing is its absolute uniqueness in the world of religions.
"In comparison to Zen, all the religions look like entertainment. Formal..." Learn More -
A Small Flame of Awareness
Talk #7 from the series Isan: No Footprints in the Blue SkyAlso Available As: Book"Maneesha, the Zen encounter is not that of words. The zencounter is a communion in silence. When two Zen masters meet, whoever speaks first has fallen from his status. Days may pass by; they may..." Learn More -
All Theology Is False
Talk #2 from the series Vol. 2 I Say Unto YouOsho,
Well, I was brought up as a Catholic, so how come Jesus is a stranger to me?
"Jesus is always a stranger. It does not matter whether you were brought up as..." Learn More -
Beyond the Prism of the Mind
Talk #5 from the series The First Principle"The first principle, the principle that cannot be said – but we can still try. The first principle is that samsara is nirvana, that the ordinary is the extraordinary, that this world is the other..." Learn More -
Buddhas in Disguise
Talk #2 from the series The Miracle"Dogen is dealing with one of the most important aspects of Zen. His statement is not as exact as it could be, but anyway he comes very approximately near to the truth." Learn More -
Choose the Eternal
Talk #11 from the series The Mustard SeedAlso Available As: eBook"The whole human problem consists of choosing between the momentary and the eternal. If you choose the momentary you are building your house on sands; it is going to fall. If you choose the eternal..." Learn More -
Christians Will Kill Jesus if He Comes Again
Eli, Eli, LamasabachthaniTalk #9 from the series Vol. 4 Come Follow to You"Nothing is new under the sun, and nothing is old also. It all depends on the mind. If the mind is old, then everything is old; if the mind is new, then everything is new...." Learn More -
First Be Reconciled
Talk #3 from the series Vol. 1 I Say Unto You"Moses brought law to the world, Jesus brings love. Moses is a must before Jesus can be possible. Law is enforced love; love is spontaneous law. Law is from the outside; love is from the..." Learn More -
If the Right Awareness Is There
Talk #25 from the series The Great Zen Master Ta Hui"Zen is special in many ways from other traditions of the mystics. But one thing that stands out, very unique, is these strange, small dialogues: just reading them you cannot see how those small dialogues..." Learn More -
Just Be
Talk #14 from the series This. This. A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of ZenAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, it will be very difficult to understand this small anecdote without going back twenty-five centuries to Gautam Buddha and Mahakashyapa.
"It must have been an assembly like this – utterly silent and waiting for..." Learn More
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